Berachah Bible Institute Hebrew Grammar I

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Berachah Bible InstituteHebrew Grammar I
Chapter 3 Syllabification and
Pronunciation
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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Section 3.1
Why learn this?

• Standards in reading

• In class discussion

• Memorization

• Grammatical Implications

• Daghesh Lene vs. Forte

• Vocal vs. Silent Sheva

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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Section 3.2 Two Rules of Syllabification
Two Rules

• 1 Every syllable

• begins with a consonant

• contains exactly one vowel

• 2 A syllable may be

• Open or Closed

• Short, Long, Reduced, or Dipthong

• Accented or Unaccented

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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Section 3.2 - Example
Section 3.3 Hebrew Accents
yhi_la/ ar"äB' tyviÞarEB. rlta'(h' taeîwgt
yImßV'h taeî
See 3.9
OR
OL
CL
OL
CL
OR
OL
CL

CL
CS
CD
OR
CL
OL
OL
CS
OL
See 3.10
See 3.14
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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Sections 3.5-6
Twenty Questions
Twenty Two Questions

• Daghesh Lene vs. Forte

Does a vowel precede it?

• Vocal vs. Silent Sheva

Does a short vowel precede it?
A few exceptions, but
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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Sections 3.5-6 Example 1
Forte
Does a vowel precede it?
CS
CS
CL
lDEäb.Yw
Does a vowel precede it?
Does a short vowel precede it?
Silent
Lene
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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Sections 3.5-6 Example 2
CS
OR
OL
CL
yli_doGgth
Daghesh Forte since preceded by a vowel
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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Sections 3.5-6 Example 3
CS
OR
OL
Wcårgtv.yI
First preceded by short vowel therefore, silent
Second not preceded by short vowel therefore,
vocal
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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Sections 3.5-6 Example 4
Remember Qamets He is a vowel!
OL
OR
OL
ht'îygth'
Sheva preceded by long vowel therefore, vocal
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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Section 3.12 - Vocabulary

• d'a' Adam, also related to hm'd'a, ground

• yhila/ God or gods

• lae God of gods, El Shaddai, poetry, names
  (Immanuel, Bethel)

• ba' Gal 46 Abba, father

• !Be Benjamin Son of my right hand, Ben-Asher

• rb'D' Related to verb, to speak (Hebrew
  roots)

• wOy Yom Kippur Day of Atonement

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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Syllabification and Pronunciation
Section 3.12 Vocabulary (continued)

• hw"hygt Vowels from yn"doa, Tetragrammaton

• l,m,ñ Melchizedek My king is righteous

• db,,ñ Boaz and Ruths sons name related to
  this

• hn"v' Rosh Hashanah (head of the year)

• ve Ha Shem. Also, Yad Vashem

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BBIHebrew Grammar I
Reminder

• Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz this week

• Dont forget to be doing journal (turn in _at_ end)